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HBO denies Lange/Sarandon 'The Making Of' Baby Jane!

posted 10 years ago by gray-leblanc
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Ryan Murphy JUST pitched Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon to star in ''The Making Of ... What Ever Happened to Baby Jane,'' and the head of HBO declined! I can't even process life right now considering the success/awards of "Grey Gardens'' and Lange (the hottest ticket in town for her age) who garnered a Best Actress award for GG. Let's also not forget the exquisite work of Sarandon (Best Actress Nominee) in HBO's "Bernard and Dorris.'' They aren't foreign actors to HBO here! The film would be the correct way to do the film VS a play-by-play remake, and it would have garnered another HUGE hit with HBO versus attempting a theatrical release. It would delve into the lives of Davis/Crawford and really explored their hatred against one another. Maybe after ''The Normal Heart'' is a big success, Murphy will have a little more pull at HBO. Until then, can we sign a petition to reverse this decision ... maybe by sending emails to Michael Lombardo, the HBO programming president who declined the project?

Wake me up when this nightmare is over ... until then, I need to find the nearest oxygen tank!

[–] boopboy51 10 years ago

That would be so awesome, I watched it tonight and my mom remarked how Jessica Lange would be perfect as Jane!

[–] moosefeathers 10 years ago

What's Faye Dunaway up to these days....?

Swing away, Merrill....Merrill, swing away...

[–] cpmorr 7 years ago

Murphy might have considered her if he didn't have his nose so firmly planted in Ms. Lange's bum.

[–] raymondhng 7 years ago

Sarandon plays Bette Davis and the series centers not on the making of their iconic film, but on the rivalry between the two actresses. http://www.newnownext.com/feud-jessica-lange-susan-sarandon-fx-photos/01/2017/?xrs=synd_facebook_logo

[–] Milo-Jeeder 7 years ago

Seems like it's really happening:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1984119/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2

I really felt quite distressed at not receiving an invitation - Maleficent

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[–] raymondhng 7 years ago

And here are the photos and trailer. It will be on FX, not HBO, in March. http://www.newnownext.com/feud-jessica-lange-susan-sarandon-fx-photos/01/2017/?xrs=synd_facebook_logo The series does not center around the making of their iconic film, but on the feud between the two actresses.